This study reports the efficacy of maggot therapy in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcer infected with
multidrug resistant microorganisms. A 74 year old female patient with diabetes for over 30 years, was
treated with maggot therapy using larvae of
Chrysomya megacephala
.
The microbiological samples were
collected to evaluate aetiology of the infection. The therapy done for 43 days resulted in a reduction of
necrosis and the ulcer’s retraction of 0.7 cm
2
in area. Analysis of the bacteriological swabs revealed the
presence of
Escherichia coli
,
Klebsiella pneumonia
e
and
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
. Further studies need
to be done to confirm the role of maggot therapy in wound healing using a large sample and a proper
study design.